Source: MCall

Sony appoints a foreigner as CEO.

Sony Corp. shareholders on Wednesday approved Howard Stringer as the new chief executive, the first foreigner to head the Japanese electronics and entertainment company.

A native of Wales who later acquired U.S. citizenship, Stringer, 63, has helped make Sony's music and movie business one of the Tokyo-based company's few bright spots in recent years. He replaces Nobuyuki Idei, 67, who led Sony for a decade.